MEMORANDUM AND JUDGMENT
Petitioner challenged a determination finding him guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting the possession of a weapon. The charge stems from a search of petitioner's cell which uncovered a dagger-type weapon hidden in the inside track of his cell door. Although petitioner argues, inter alia, that he did not have exclusive access to the area where the weapon was found, a reasonable inference of possession arises from the fact that the weapon was discovered in a location within petitioner's control (see Matter of Davis v. Senkowski, 306 A.D.2d 778; Matter of Jackson v. Selsky, 288 A.D.2d 802, lv denied 97 N.Y.2d 612; Matter of Colon v. Goord, 274 A.D.2d 732). This inference, together with the misbehavior report and testimony of the correction officer who authored the report, provide substantial evidence of petitioner's guilt (see id.). Petitioner's remaining contentions, including that the weapon was too large to fit in the cell track and the penalty was harsh, have been reviewed and found to be without merit.
Mercure, J.P., Spain, Carpinello, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.
ADJUDGED that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.